NEET 2018 Biology question

Which one of the following population interactions is widely used in medical science for the production of antibiotics?

(1)Parasitism
(2)Mutualism
(3)Commensalism
(4)AmensalismCorrect

Answer: (4)

Solution

Antibiotics are chemicals secreted by one microbe (e.g. Penicillium) that inhibit or kill other microbes (e.g. Staphylococcus), while the producer is unaffected. This is amensalism

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